Kumar said police were in the midst of identifying and tracking down the man said to have raped the teenager.

He said the two women would be taken to the Lawas district office tomorrow morning to obtain a remand order for investigations under Section 376 of the Penal Code and Section 43 (1) (a) & (d) of the Child Act 2001.

âWe believe the victim worked as a waitress at the karaoke lounge in Lawas and was forced by her mother and the karaoke owner to have sex with the man.

âAccording to villagers, her mother had serious money problems because of her many debts,â added the CID chief.